List of people from Bihar
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This is a list of notable personalities from Bihar
, India.
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(Naiyaik)
Vashist Narayan Singh
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, India.
Ancient
- Maharshi Valmiki
- MahaviraMahaviraMahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
- BuddhaGautama BuddhaSiddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian...
- Pāṇini
- AryabhataAryabhataAryabhata was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy...
- VātsyāyanaVatsyayanaVātsyāyana is the name of a Hindu philosopher in the Vedic tradition who is believed to have lived during time of the Gupta Empire in India...
- AśvaghoṣaAsvaghosa' was an Indian philosopher-poet, born in Saketa in northern India to a Brahmin family. He is believed to have been the first Sanskrit dramatist, and is considered the greatest Indian poet prior to Kālidāsa. He was the most famous in a group of Buddhist court writers, whose epics rivaled the...
- KalidasaKalidasaKālidāsa was a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language...
- RahimRahimRahim may refer to:-Given name:* Raheem , African American rapper* Rahim Ademi, Croatian Army general* Raheem Brock, American football defensive end who is currently a free agent...
- KabirKabirKabīr was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement...
- Guru Govind Singh
- Gonu JhaGonu JhaGonu Jha was a "Pratyutpanmati" character of Mithila and was Contemporary of Hari singh King of Mithila in the 13th century.-Biography:Gonu Jha was a Maithili Brahmin from Singhwara, Darbhanga, Bihar. His story is very famous throughout the Mithila region, like that of Akbar and Birbal in north...
Brihadratha Dynasty
Semi-legendary rulers in Purana accounts.- BrihadrathaBrihadrathaBrihadratha, also known as Maharatha, was the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha. According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas, he was the eldest of the five sons of Vasu, the Kuru king of Chedi. and his queen Girika...
- JarasandhaJarasandhaJarasandha was a great and legendary king of Magadha. He was the son of a vedic king named Brihadratha. He was also a great devotee of Lord Shiva. But he is generally held in negative light owing to his enmity with the Yadav clan in the Mahābhārata....
- SahadevaSahadeva of MagadhaSahadeva was a ruler of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha. In the Mahabharata, he is mentioned as the son of Jarasandha, who was placed on the throne of Magadha by the Pandavas on the former's death in a duel with the Pandava prince BhimaAccording to the Puranas, he was killed in the Kurukshetra...
- Somapi (1678–1618 BC)
- Srutasravas (1618–1551 BC)
- Ayutayus (1551–1515 BC)
- Niramitra (1515–1415 BC)
- Sukshatra (1415–1407 BC)
- Brihatkarman (1407–1384 BC)
- Senajit (1384–1361 BC)
- Srutanjaya (1361–1321 BC)
- Vipra (1321–1296 BC)
- Suchi (1296–1238 BC)
- Kshemya (1238–1210 BC)
- Subrata (1210–1150 BC)
- Dharma (1150–1145 BC)
- Susuma (1145–1107 BC)
- Dridhasena (1107–1059 BC)
- Sumati (1059–1026 BC)
- Subhala (1026–1004 BC)
- Sunita (1004–964 BC)
- Satyajit (964–884 BC)
- Biswajit (884–849 BC)
- Ripunjaya (849–799 BC)
Pradyota dynasty
Ruling 799–684 BC according to calculations based on the Vayu PuranaVayu Purana
The Vayu Purana is a Shaiva Purana, a Hindu religious text, dedicated to the god Vayu , containing about 24,000 shlokas.-Date:Banabhatta refers to this work in his Kadambari and Harshacharita...
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- Pradyota
- Palaka
- Visakhayupa
- Ajaka
- Varttivarddhana
Haryanka dynasty (545–413 BCE)
- BimbisaraBimbisaraBimbisara was a King, and later, Emperor of the Magadha empire from 543 BC to his death and belonged to the Hariyanka dynasty.-Career:There are many accounts of Bimbisara in the Jain texts and the Buddhist Jatakas, since he was a contemporary of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He was the king of...
(545–493 BCE), founder of the first Magadhan empire - AjatashatruAjatashatruAjatasatru was a king of the Magadha empire in north India. He was the son of King Bimbisara, the Great Monarch of Magadha. He was contemporary to Mahavira and Buddha. He took over the kingdom of Magadha from his father forcefully by imprisoning him...
(493–461 BCE) - Udayabhadra (461–445 BCE)
- Aniruddha
- Munda
- Nagadasaka (437–413 BCE)
Shishunaga dynasty (413–345 BCE)
- ShishunagaShishunagaShishunaga was the founder of the Shishunaga dynasty of the Magadha Empire in the present day northern India. Initially, he was an amatya of the Magadha empire under the Haryanka dynasty. He was placed on the throne by the people who revolted against the Haryanka dynasty rule...
(413–395 BCE), established the kingdom of Magadha - Kakavarna Kalashoka (395–367 BCE)
- MahanandinMahanandinMahanandin was a king of the Shishunaga dynasty. The dynasty ruled parts of ancient India around the city of Patliputra...
(367–345 BCE), his empire is inherited by his illegitimate son Mahapadma Nanda
Nanda Dynasty (345–321 BCE)
- Mahapadma NandaMahapadma NandaMahapadma Nanda was the first king of the Nanda dynasty. He was the son of Mahanandin, a Kshatriya father from the Shishunaga dynasty, with a shudra wife. Sons of Mahanandin from his Kshatriya wives opposed the rise of Mahapadma Nanda, on which he eliminated all of them to claim the throne...
Ugrasena (from 345 BCE), illegitimate son of MahanandinMahanandinMahanandin was a king of the Shishunaga dynasty. The dynasty ruled parts of ancient India around the city of Patliputra...
, founded the Nanda EmpireNanda DynastyThe Nanda Empire originated from the region of Magadha in Ancient India during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. At its greatest extent, the Nanda Empire extended from Bengal in the east, to Punjab in the west and as far south as the Vindhya Range...
after inheriting Mahanandin's empire - Pandhuka
- Panghupati
- Bhutapala
- Rashtrapala
- Govishanaka
- Dashasidkhaka
- Kaivarta
- Dhana (Agrammes, Xandrammes) (until 321 BCE), lost his empire to Chandragupta MauryaChandragupta MauryaChandragupta Maurya , was the founder of the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta succeeded in conquering most of the Indian subcontinent. Chandragupta is considered the first unifier of India and its first genuine emperor...
after being defeated by him
Maurya Dynasty (324–184 BC)
- Chandragupta MauryaChandragupta MauryaChandragupta Maurya , was the founder of the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta succeeded in conquering most of the Indian subcontinent. Chandragupta is considered the first unifier of India and its first genuine emperor...
(Sandrakottos) (324–301 BC), founded the Mauryan Empire after defeating both the Nanda EmpireNanda DynastyThe Nanda Empire originated from the region of Magadha in Ancient India during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. At its greatest extent, the Nanda Empire extended from Bengal in the east, to Punjab in the west and as far south as the Vindhya Range...
and the MacedonianAncient MacedoniansThe Macedonians originated from inhabitants of the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, in the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axios...
Seleucid EmpireSeleucid EmpireThe Seleucid Empire was a Greek-Macedonian state that was created out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great. At the height of its power, it included central Anatolia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Persia, today's Turkmenistan, Pamir and parts of Pakistan.The Seleucid Empire was a major centre... - Bindusara or Amritrochates (301–273 BC)
- Ashoka VardhanaAshokaAshok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
(Ashoka the Great) (273–232 BC), considered the greatest ancient IndiaHistory of IndiaThe history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens as long as 75,000 years ago, or with earlier hominids including Homo erectus from about 500,000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from...
n emperor, first emperor to unify India (after conquering most of South Asia and AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
), adopt BuddhismBuddhismBuddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, grant animal rightsAnimal rightsAnimal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
and promote non-violence, a secular administrator,often called the emperor of all ages. - DasarathaDasaratha MauryaDasaratha Maurya was the Emperor of the Mauryan dynasty from 232 BCE to 224 BCE.-Accession:According to the Matsya Purana , Dasaratha succeeded his paternal grandfather Ashoka the Great as ruler of the Mauryan empire. was only about twenty years old, when he ascended the throne of the Mauryan...
(232–224 BC) - SampratiSampratiSamrat Samprati was an emperor of Maurya dynasty who reigned from c.224–215 BCE. He was the son of Ashoka's blind son, Kunala. He succeeded his cousin, Dasharatha as emperor of the Mauryan Empire and ruled almost the entire present-day Indian subcontinent....
(224–215 BC) - SalisukaSalisukaSalisuka Maurya was a ruler of the Indian Mauryan dynasty. He ruled from 215-202 BCE. He was the successor of Samprati Maurya. While Yuga Purana section of the Gargi Samhita mentions him as quarrelsome, unrighteous ruler, he is also called as being of 'Righteous words' but 'unrighteous conduct'...
(215–202 BC) - DevavarmanDevavarmanDevavarman Maurya was a king of the Mauryan empire. He ruled from 202 - 195 BCE. According to the Puranas, he was the successor of Salisuka Maurya and reigned for seven years. He was succeeded by Satadhanvan Maurya.-Notes:...
(202–195 BC) - SatadhanvanSatadhanvanSatadhanvan Maurya was a king of the Mauryan dynasty. He ruled from 195-187 BCE. According to the Puranas, he was the successor of Devavarman Maurya and reigned for eight years. During his time, the empire lost some of its territories because of invasions. He was succeeded by Brihadratha...
(195–187 BC), the Mauryan Empire had shrunk by the time of his reign - Brihadrata (187–184 BC), assassinated by Pusyamitra ShungaPusyamitra SungaPusyamitra Sunga was the founder and first King of the Sunga Dynasty in Northern India.Pusyamitra Sunga was originally a Senapati of the Mauryan empire. In 185 BCE he assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor during an army review, and proclaimed himself King...
Shunga Dynasty (185–73 BC)
- Pusyamitra ShungaPusyamitra SungaPusyamitra Sunga was the founder and first King of the Sunga Dynasty in Northern India.Pusyamitra Sunga was originally a Senapati of the Mauryan empire. In 185 BCE he assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor during an army review, and proclaimed himself King...
(185–149 BC), founded the dynasty after assassinating Brihadrata - AgnimitraAgnimitraAgnimitra was the second King of the Sunga Dynasty of northern India. He succeeded his father, Pusyamitra Sunga, in 149 BCE...
(149–141 BC), son and successor of Pusyamitra - VasujyeshthaVasujyeshthaVasujyetha was the third King of the Sunga Dynasty of Northern India. His reign was not well documented, thus little is known about him. He is credited with successfully completing his grandfather's Ashvamedha and for defeating forces of the Indo-Greek Kingdom along the banks of the Sindhu River...
(141–131 BC) - VasumitraVasumitraVasumitra , was the fourth King of the Sunga Dynasty of Northern India...
(131–124 BC) - Andhraka (124–122 BC)
- Pulindaka (122–119 BC)
- Ghosha
- Vajramitra
- BhagabhadraBhagabhadraBhagabhadra was one of the kings of the Indian Sunga dynasty. He ruled in north, central, and eastern India around 110 BCE. Although the capital of the Sungas was at Pataliputra, he was also known to have held court at Vidisha....
, mentioned by the PuranasPuranasThe Puranas are a genre of important Hindu, Jain and Buddhist religious texts, notably consisting of narratives of the history of the universe from creation to destruction, genealogies of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology, philosophy, and geography.Puranas... - Devabhuti (83–73 BC), last Sunga king
Gupta Dynasty (c. 240–550 AD)
- Sri-Gupta I (c. 240–290)
- GhatotkachaGhatotkacha (Gupta Ruler)Ghatotkacha was a pre-imperial Gupta king in northern India, the son of Maharaja Sri-Gupta, who started the Gupta dynasty. His reign is considered insignificant and he is best known as the father of Chandragupta I, the first Gupta emperor....
(290–305) - Chandra Gupta IChandragupta IThe Gupta dynasty first seems to be in eminence with the accession of Chandra Gupta I, son of Ghatotkacha to the throne of the ancestral Gupta kingdom. While his two ancestors were given the title of Maharaja , Chandra Gupta I is described in his inscriptions as Maharajadhiraj signifying a rise in...
(305–335), founder of the Gupta EmpireGupta EmpireThe Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire which existed approximately from 320 to 550 CE and covered much of the Indian Subcontinent. Founded by Maharaja Sri-Gupta, the dynasty was the model of a classical civilization. The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the...
, which is often regarded as the golden ageGolden AgeThe term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology and legend and refers to the first in a sequence of four or five Ages of Man, in which the Golden Age is first, followed in sequence, by the Silver, Bronze, and Iron Ages, and then the present, a period of decline...
of Indian culture - Samudra GuptaSamudraguptaSamudragupta , ruler of the Gupta Empire , and successor to Chandragupta I, is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian history according to Historian V. A. Smith. His name is taken to be a title acquired by his conquests...
(335–370) - Rama Gupta (370–375)
- Chandra Gupta IIChandragupta IIChandragupta II the Great, very often referred to as Vikramaditya or Chandragupta Vikramaditya in Sanskrit; was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta empire in northern India. His rule spanned c...
(Chandragupta Vikramaditya) (375–415), son of Samudra Gupta, the Gupta Empire achieved its zenith under his reign, the Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hsien describes Indian culture during his reign - Kumara Gupta IKumara Gupta IKumaragupta I ' was a ruler of the Gupta Empire in 415–455 CE. Like his father and predecessor, Chandragupta II, Kumaragupta was an able ruler. He retained, intact, the vast empire, which extended from Bengal to Kathiawar and from the Himalayas to the Narmada. He ruled efficiently for nearly forty...
(415–455) - Skanda GuptaSkandaguptaSkandagupta was a Gupta Emperor of northern India. He is generally considered the last of the great Gupta Emperors.-Rule:Skandagupta's antecedents remain unclear. Later official genealogies omit his name, and even the inscriptions of his own age omit the name of his mother...
(455–467) - Kumara Gupta II (467–477)
- Buddha Gupta (477–496)
- Chandra Gupta III (496–500)
- Vainya Gupta (500–515)
- Narasimha Gupta (510–530)
- Kumara Gupta III (530–540)
- Vishnu Gupta (c. 540–550)
Nationalists and independence activists
- Babu Kunwar SinghBabu Kunwar SinghVeer Kunwar Singh , one of the leaders of the Indian rising of 1857 belonged to a royal Kshatriya house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar state, India...
- Swami Sahajanand SaraswatiSwami Sahajanand SaraswatiSwami Sahajanand Saraswati , born in a Jijhoutia Brahminfamily of Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic of Dashnami Order of Adi Shankara Sampradaya as well as a nationalist and peasant leader of India...
- Rajendra PrasadRajendra PrasadDr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India...
- Sri Krishna SinhaSri Krishna SinhaSri Krishna Sinha , known as Bihar Kesari, was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar . Along with the nationalists Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Sinha is regarded among the Architects of Modern Bihar...
- Anugrah Narayan SinhaAnugrah Narayan SinhaDr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha , known as Bihar Vibhuti, was an Indian statesman who was the first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of the Indian state of Bihar...
- Jayaprakash NarayanJayaprakash NarayanJayaprakash Narayan , widely known as JP Narayan, Jayaprakash, or Loknayak, was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution...
- Jagjivan RamJagjivan RamBabu Jagjivan Ram , known popularly as Babuji, was a freedom fighter and a social reformer hailing from the scheduled castes of Bihar in India. He was from the Chamar caste and was a leader for his community...
- Thakur Jugal Kishore SinhaThakur Jugal Kishore SinhaThakur jugal Kishore Sinha was an Indian politician. He was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Muzaffarpur North-West Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in 1953 . He was part of the freedom movement and also known as the Father of cooperative movement in Bihar...
- Baikuntha ShuklaBaikuntha ShuklaBaikunth Shukla was an Indian nationalist and revolutionary. He was the nephew of Yogendra Shukla, one of the founders of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association ....
- Karyanand Sharma
- Satyendra Narayan Singh
- Basawon Singh (Sinha)Basawon Singh (Sinha)Basawon Singh has been among the greatest nationalists who joined into the freedom struggle at a tender age of 13 and kept on his struggle for the independence of the country from the colonial yoke and fighting for the rights of the underprivileged, industrial labours and agricultural workers all...
- Yamuna Karjee
- Yogendra ShuklaYogendra ShuklaYogendra Shukla was an Indian nationalist born in Bihar. He served in the Cellular Jail , and he was among the founders of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association...
- Mulana Mazharul HaqueMulana Mazharul HaqueMulana Mazharul Haque was born to a rich landlord, Sheikh Ahmedullah, in Bihar in December 1866. An only son, he had two sisters Ghafrunisha and Kaneez Fatma....
- Sheel Bhadra Yagee
- Yadunandan Sharma
- Rambriksh BenipuriRambriksh BenipuriRamavriksha Benipuri was a Hindi writer. He was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family, in a small village named Benipur in the Indian state of Bihar. He had spent eight years in prison for fighting for India's independence....
- Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha)Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha)Eminent nationalist, freedom fighter and litterateur Ganga Sharan Singh was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament for three terms .. He was among the prominent leaders of the Indian National Congress Party as among the founders of the Congress Socialist Party...
- A. M. SahayA. M. SahayBorn and brought up in Bhagalpur city of Bihar,Ananda Mohan Sahay was an activist of the Indian Independence League who later came to be the Military secretary of the Indian National Army. He was a secretary with ministerial position in the Azad Hind Government of Subhas Chandra Bose.-References:*....
Hindi
- Rambriksh BenipuriRambriksh BenipuriRamavriksha Benipuri was a Hindi writer. He was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family, in a small village named Benipur in the Indian state of Bihar. He had spent eight years in prison for fighting for India's independence....
- Sahajanand Saraswati
- Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar was an Indian Hindi poet, essayist and academic, who is considered as one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He remerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence...
- Kalanath MishraKalanath MishraKalanath Mishra is a Hindi author. His writing spans several genres of Hindi literature, including kavita , kahani , laghukatha , samiksha , and reports.-Biography:...
- Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'Phanishwar Nath 'Renu was one of the most successful and influential writers of modern Hindi literature in the post-Premchand era...
- Acharya Shivpujan SahayAcharya Shivpujan SahayAcharya Shivpujan Sahay was a noted Hindi Novelist, editor and a Prose Writer.- Personal life :Shivpujan Sahay was born Bholanath in a Middle Class Kayastha land-owning family in the Unwans village of Bhojpur District on August 9, 1893.-Education & Career:...
- Gopal Singh NepaliGopal Singh NepaliGopal Singh Nepali was an eminent poet of Hindi literature and a famous lyricist of Bollywood. His association with Bollywood spanned around two decades, beginning in 1944 and ended with his death in 1963. He was a poet of post-Chhayavaad period, and he wrote several collections of Hindi poems...
- Acharya Ramlochan SaranAcharya Ramlochan SaranAcharya Ramlochan Saran was a Hindi littérateur, grammarian and publisher. He founded the Pustak Bhandar in Laheriasarai and Patna in 1915, which made the little known place like Laheriasarai prominent in Indian publishing...
- Ramjee SinghRamjee SinghProfessor Ramjee Singh is former Member of Parliament and Vice-Chancellor of Jain Viswa Bharati University. He is an eminent Gandhian and is the author of a number of books on him. He was also the director of Gandhian Institute of Studies, Varanasi, India...
- Nalin Vilochan SharmaNalin Vilochan SharmaProfessor Pandit Nalin Vilochan Sharma पंडित नलिन विलोचन शर्मा was a professor of Hindi Literature in University of Patna. He started the Nakenwad movement in Hindi literature...
- Devaki Nandan KhatriDevaki Nandan KhatriDevaki Nandan Khatri was an Indian writer, who belonged to the first generation of popular novelists in the modern Hindi language. Also known as Babu Devakinandan Khatri, he was the first author of mystery novels in Hindi. Chandrakanta is the most popular of his works.- Biography :Khatri was born...
- MithileshwarMithileshwarMithileswar born December 31, 1950 in Baisadeeh village of 'Bhojpur district in 'Bihar', India, is a Hindi writer noted for his insight into the rural heartland of India. He started writing during his student period and has accumulated many awards in his career. His stories are mostly based on the...
- Janki Ballabh ShastriJanki Ballabh ShastriAcharya Janki Ballabh Shastri was an Indian Hindi poet, writer and critic. He declined to accept Padma Shri in 2010 stating his disciples now deserve much more than Shri...
- Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan
- Mridula SinhaMridula SinhaSmt. Mridula Sinha is a famous writer of Hindi Literature and EX Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board. Her book Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi based on the life of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia has been made into a film.-Partial bibliography:...
Maithili
- VidyapatiVidyapatiVidyapati Thakur , also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil was a Maithili poet and a Sanskrit writer. He was born in the village of Bishphi in Madhubani district of Bihar state, India. He was son of Ganapati...
- NagarjunNagarjunNagarjun was a major Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies and travelogues, and was known as Janakavi- the People's Poet.-Early life and education:Born Vaidya Nath Mishra, in 1911, into a Maithil Brahmin family...
- Binod Bihari VermaBinod Bihari VermaBinod Bihari Verma was a Maithili littérateur by soul, medical doctor by profession and a defence officer by career. He is most noted for his pioneering work on Panjis, which are ancient genealogical charts, Maithili Karna Kayasthak Panjik Sarvekshan. He is also known for his depiction of rural...
- Devkrishna Mishra (Gajahara)
(Naiyaik)
English
- Ram Sharan SharmaRam Sharan SharmaRam Sharan Sharma was an eminent historian of Ancient and early Medieval India. He had taught at Patna University, Delhi University and the University of Toronto and was a senior fellow at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; University Grants Commission National Fellow...
- Raj Kamal JhaRaj Kamal JhaRaj Kamal Jha is an Indian novelist and journalist.Jha was born in Bihar and was raised in Calcutta, West Bengal, where he went to school at St. Joseph's College, Calcutta...
- George OrwellGeorge OrwellEric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
- Hetukar JhaHetukar JhaHetukar Jha was born on 1 February 1944 in the village Sarisab-Pahi, Madhubani district, Bihar. Father was Babu Baldeo and mother, Smt. Mohini Devi He studied in the local village school at Sarisab Pahi. Thereafter he got admission in Patna Science College and passed pre-University from there. Did...
- Amitava KumarAmitava KumarAmitava Kumar is an Indian writer and journalist who is currently Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair at Vassar College.-Early Life and Education:...
- Tabish KhairTabish KhairTabish Khair is an Indian English author and associate professor in the Department of English, University of Aarhus in Denmark...
- R. K. SinhaR. K. SinhaR. K. Sinha was an Indian scholar of English literature. He came from a family of elite intellectuals and academics. He was a DPhil from the University of Oxford and the head of the Department of English, Patna University...
- Indradeep SinhaIndradeep SinhaIndradeep Sinha was a freedom fighter and veteran communist leader. He was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family at Shakara village in Siwan District of Bihar, India, in July 1914. He had an academic career and secured a gold medal in post-graduation in Economics from Patna University in 1938. He...
- Balmiki Prasad SinghBalmiki Prasad SinghBalmiki Prasad Singh is the present governor of Sikkim, India. He is a distinguished scholar, thinker and public servant. He was born on January 1, 1942 in Begusarai, Bihar.-Education:...
- Anurag Anand
Sanskrit
- Acharya Rameshwar JhaAcharya Rameshwar JhaAcharya Rameshwar Jha was a traditional Sanskrit scholar and considered an authority on Nyaya, Vyakarana and Vedanta. He later became an exponent of non dualistic shaivisim and is often credited with establishing and propagating Kashmir Shaivism in Varanasi...
- Ganganath JhaGanganath JhaSir Gaṅgānāth Jhā was an eminent scholar of Sanskrit, Indian Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy and paṇḍit of Nyāya-Śāstra.-Early life:...
- Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar SharmaMahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar SharmaMahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and academic, apart from being an indologist and historian. Pandit Ramavtara Sarma was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family of scholars and pursued the same path of scholarship, becoming the professor of Sanskrit in University...
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Urdu
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Bharat Ratna
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Padam Vibhushan
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan SinghChandeshwar Prasad Narayan SinghSir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh was India's first ambassador to Nepal and later an ambassador to Japan and also the second Governor of Punjab in 1953 and then governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1980 to 1985. A distinguished educator, an able administrator and an inspiring leadership interpreter...
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Padma Shree
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President
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Prime Minister
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Governor Of Other State
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former Governor of Jharkhand
Chief Minister
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Krishna Sinha Sri Krishna Sinha Sri Krishna Sinha , known as Bihar Kesari, was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar . Along with the nationalists Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Sinha is regarded among the Architects of Modern Bihar... [3] |
2 April 1946 | 31 January 1961 |  Indian National CongressIndian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 2 | Deep Narayan Singh Deep Narayan Singh Deep Narayan Singh was an Indian politician, participant in the Indian independence movement, and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.He was born in Rajput family of Bihar. He was a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India which was elected to write the Constitution of India, and served as part of... |
1 February 1961 | 18 February 1961 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 3 | Binodanand Jha | 18 February 1961 | 2 October 1963 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 4 | Krishana Ballabh Sahay | 2 October 1963 | 5 March 1967 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 5 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | 5 March 1967 | 28 January 1968 | Jana Kranti Dal1 |
| 6 | Satish Prasad Singh | 28 January 1968 | 1 February 1968 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 7 | B. P. Mandal | 1 February 1968 | 2 March 1968 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 8 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri Bhola Paswan Shashtri Bhola Paswan Shashtri was chief minister of Bihar state in India. He was chief minister of the state for three times between 1968 and 1971.-References:... |
22 March 1968 | 29 June 1968 | Indian National Congress (O) Indian National Congress (Organisation) The Indian National Congress or Congress was a political party in India formed when Indira Gandhi broke away from the leadership of the Congress Party... |
| President's rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
29 June 1968 | 26 February 1969 | ||
| 9 | Harihar Singh Harihar Singh Harihar Singh was an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar. He succeeded Bhola Paswan Shashtri, as the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1969.-References:* Anugrah Abhinandan Granth samiti. 1947 Anugrah Abhinandan Granth. Bihar.... |
26 February 1969 | 22 June 1969 |  Indian National CongressIndian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 10 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri Bhola Paswan Shashtri Bhola Paswan Shashtri was chief minister of Bihar state in India. He was chief minister of the state for three times between 1968 and 1971.-References:... [2] |
22 June 1969 | 4 July 1969 | Indian National Congress (O) Indian National Congress (Organisation) The Indian National Congress or Congress was a political party in India formed when Indira Gandhi broke away from the leadership of the Congress Party... |
| President's rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
6 July 1969 | 16 February 1970 | ||
| 11 | Daroga Prasad Rai Daroga Prasad Rai Daroga Prasad Rai was an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He was the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1970.-References:... |
16 February. 1970 | 22 December 1970 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 12 | Karpuri Thakur | 22 December 1970 | 2 June 1971 | Socialist Party Socialist Party (India) Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party formed during the freedom struggle... |
| 13 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri Bhola Paswan Shashtri Bhola Paswan Shashtri was chief minister of Bihar state in India. He was chief minister of the state for three times between 1968 and 1971.-References:... [3] |
2 June 1971 | 9 January 1972 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| President's rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
9 January 1972 | 19 March 1972 | ||
| 14 | Kedar Pandey Kedar Pandey Kedar Pandey was an Indian freedom fighter and Indian National Congress politician, who remained the Chief Minister of Bihar, member of the Lok Sabha and Minister of Railways in Union Cabinet Government of India. He was chief minister from March 1972 to July 1973.-References:... |
19 March 1972 | 2 July 1973 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 15 | Abdul Gafoor | 2 July 1973 | 11 April 1975 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 16 | Dr.Jagannath Mishra Jagannath Mishra Dr. Jagannath Mishra is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.-Early life:Jagannath Mishra was born in 1937 in Bihar. He was a professor Economics and had done PhD in the same field... |
11 April 1975 | 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| President's rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
30 April 1977 | 24 June 1977 | ||
| 17 | Karpuri Thakur | 24 June 1977 | 21 April 1979 | Janata Party Janata Party The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress... |
| 18 | Ram Sunder Das | 21 April 1979 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party Janata Party The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress... |
| President's rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
17 February 1980 | 8 June 1980 | ||
| 19 | Dr.Jagannath Mishra Jagannath Mishra Dr. Jagannath Mishra is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.-Early life:Jagannath Mishra was born in 1937 in Bihar. He was a professor Economics and had done PhD in the same field... [2] |
8 June 1980 | 14 August 1983 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 20 | Chandrashekhar Singh Chandrashekhar Singh Chandrashekhar Singh was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from August 1983 to March 1985. He also held a number of Cabinet Minister positions in the Cabinet of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.... |
14 August 1983 | 12 March 1985 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 21 | Bindeshwari Dubey Bindeshwari Dubey Bindeshwari Dubey , also known by 'Baba', was a trade unionist and freedom fighter 'wanted dead or alive' by the British in the preindependence era of 1940s. He later held the post of the Chief Minister of Bihar from March 25, 1985 to February 14, 1988. Subsequently he acted as Cabinet Minister for... |
12 March 1985 | 13 February 1988 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 22 | Bhagwat Jha Azad Bhagwat Jha Azad Bhagwat Jha Azad was chief minister of Bihar in India and a member of Lok Sabha.He was chief minister from 14 Feb. 1988 to 10 March 1989.He was father of Kirti Azad, a Lok Sabha member of and a former cricketer.... |
14 February 1988 | 10 March 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 23 | Satyendra Narayan Singh | 11 March 1989 | 6 December 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 24 | Dr.Jagannath Mishra Jagannath Mishra Dr. Jagannath Mishra is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.-Early life:Jagannath Mishra was born in 1937 in Bihar. He was a professor Economics and had done PhD in the same field... |
6 December 1989 | 10 March 1990 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 25 | Laloo Prasad Yadav | 10 March 1990 | 3 March 1995 |  Janata DalJanata Dal Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P... |
| 26 | Laloo Prasad Yadav [2] | 4 April 1995 | 25 July 1997 | Janata Dal Janata Dal Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P... , Rashtriya Janata Dal Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ... |
| 27 | Rabri Devi Rabri Devi Rabri Devi served three terms as the Chief Minister, of Bihar, India, as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party, between 1997 and 2005... |
25 July 1997 | 11 February 1999 |  Rashtriya Janata DalRashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ... |
| 28 | Rabri Devi Rabri Devi Rabri Devi served three terms as the Chief Minister, of Bihar, India, as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party, between 1997 and 2005... [2] |
9 March 1999 | 2 March 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ... |
| 29 | Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumār is an Indian politician currently serving as Chief Minister of Bihar, an eastern state of India. He leads the Janata Dal party... |
3 March 2000 | 10 March 2000 |  Janata Dal (United)Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. Janta Dal party mentor and patron is "Veteran Socialist leader" George Fernandes; George Fernandes broke away from the erstwhile Janata Dal and formed the Samata Party in 1994. Presently it is led... |
| 30 | Rabri Devi Rabri Devi Rabri Devi served three terms as the Chief Minister, of Bihar, India, as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party, between 1997 and 2005... [3] |
11 March 2000 | 6 March 2005 | Rashtriya Janata Dal Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ... |
| President's rule President's rule President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule... |
7 March 2005 | 24 November 2005 | ||
| 31 | Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumār is an Indian politician currently serving as Chief Minister of Bihar, an eastern state of India. He leads the Janata Dal party... [2] |
24 November 2005 | 24 November 2010 | Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. Janta Dal party mentor and patron is "Veteran Socialist leader" George Fernandes; George Fernandes broke away from the erstwhile Janata Dal and formed the Samata Party in 1994. Presently it is led... |
| 32 | Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumār is an Indian politician currently serving as Chief Minister of Bihar, an eastern state of India. He leads the Janata Dal party... [3] |
26 November 2010 | Present | Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. Janta Dal party mentor and patron is "Veteran Socialist leader" George Fernandes; George Fernandes broke away from the erstwhile Janata Dal and formed the Samata Party in 1994. Presently it is led... |
Deputy Chief Minister
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha Anugrah Narayan Sinha Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha , known as Bihar Vibhuti, was an Indian statesman who was the first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of the Indian state of Bihar... [3] |
2 April 1946 | 5 July 1957 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 2 | Karpoori Thakur Karpoori Thakur Karpoori Thakur was an Indian politician from the Bihar state. He was popularly known as Jan Nayak... |
5 March 1967 | 31 January 1968 | Socialist Party |
| 3 | Sushil Kumar Modi Sushil Kumar Modi Sushil Kumar Modi is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the current Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Bihar, India. He is a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh... |
24 Nov 2005 | 24 Nov 2010 | Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... |
| 4 | Sushil Kumar Modi Sushil Kumar Modi Sushil Kumar Modi is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the current Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Bihar, India. He is a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh... |
26 Nov 2010 | Present | Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... |
Union Ministers
- Tarkeshwari SinhaTarkeshwari SinhaTarkeshwari Sinha was an Indian politician and Indian independence movement activist from Bihar. Among the first female politicians of the country, she took active role in the Quit India Movement. At the age of 26, she was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Patna East constituency in 1952...
- Jagjivan RamJagjivan RamBabu Jagjivan Ram , known popularly as Babuji, was a freedom fighter and a social reformer hailing from the scheduled castes of Bihar in India. He was from the Chamar caste and was a leader for his community...
- Lalit Narayan MishraLalit Narayan MishraLalit Narayan Mishra was railway minister of India from 1973 to 1975. He was brought into politics by the first Chief Minister of Bihar, Bihar Kesari Sri Krishna Sinha when he was made parliamentary secretary at his insistence to the First Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. In...
- Ram Subhag SinghRam Subhag SinghRam Subhag Singh was an Indian politician, a member of the Indian National Congress political party and a member of the 3rd and 4th Lok Sabha. He was elected from Bikramganj and Buxar in Bihar state of India in 1962 and 1967 respectively. After the split in the Congress party in 1969, he stayed...
- Kedar PandeyKedar PandeyKedar Pandey was an Indian freedom fighter and Indian National Congress politician, who remained the Chief Minister of Bihar, member of the Lok Sabha and Minister of Railways in Union Cabinet Government of India. He was chief minister from March 1972 to July 1973.-References:...
- Bindeshwari DubeyBindeshwari DubeyBindeshwari Dubey , also known by 'Baba', was a trade unionist and freedom fighter 'wanted dead or alive' by the British in the preindependence era of 1940s. He later held the post of the Chief Minister of Bihar from March 25, 1985 to February 14, 1988. Subsequently he acted as Cabinet Minister for...
- Ram Dulari SinhaRam Dulari SinhaRam Dulari Sinha is a former Indian parliamentarian and Union Minister. She was one of the few women Governors of India, and was appointed the role of Governor of Kerala from 23 February 1988 to 12 February 1990....
- Jagannath MishraJagannath MishraDr. Jagannath Mishra is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.-Early life:Jagannath Mishra was born in 1937 in Bihar. He was a professor Economics and had done PhD in the same field...
- Chandrashekhar SinghChandrashekhar SinghChandrashekhar Singh was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from August 1983 to March 1985. He also held a number of Cabinet Minister positions in the Cabinet of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi....
- Raghuvansh Prasad SinghRaghuvansh Prasad SinghDr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Vaishali constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the first cabinet of Dr Manmohan Singhs Government...
- Shyam Nandan Prasad MishraShyam Nandan Prasad MishraShyam Nandan Mishra was born at Gonawan, Patna, India in October, 1920, and had his education at Sursand, Muzaffarpur and Patna Law College, Patna....
- Dr. C.P.ThakurChandreshwar Prasad ThakurChandreshwar Prasad "C P" Thakur is a current member of Rajya Sabha, a former minister in the Government of India,a physician and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was minister from 1999 to 2004 in the BJP government....
- Nitish KumarNitish KumarNitish Kumār is an Indian politician currently serving as Chief Minister of Bihar, an eastern state of India. He leads the Janata Dal party...
- Lalu Prasad YadavLalu Prasad YadavLalu Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician from Bihar. He was the Minister of Railways from 2004 to 2009 in the ruling United Progressive Alliance government, and the President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party...
- Ram Vilas PaswanRam Vilas PaswanRam Vilas Paswan is the president of the Lok Janshakti Party and a Rajya Sabha MP.-Early life and education:Paswan was born to a Dusadh family...
- Syed Shahnawaz HussainSyed Shahnawaz HussainSyed Shahnawaz Hussain is a former Indian federal minister and a politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party.Born in Bihar in 1968, he studied for diploma in engineering at Patna and Delhi. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1999 and was appointed Minister of State for food processing industries, youth...
- Ravi Shankar PrasadRavi Shankar PrasadRavi Shankar Prasad is an Indian lawyer and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party . He represents Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India...
- Rita VermaRita VermaRita Verma is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is a former Minister of State of Mines and Minerals in the Indian government....
- Shakeel Ahmad
- Digvijay Singh (Bihar)
Spokesperson
- Syed Shahnawaz HussainSyed Shahnawaz HussainSyed Shahnawaz Hussain is a former Indian federal minister and a politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party.Born in Bihar in 1968, he studied for diploma in engineering at Patna and Delhi. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1999 and was appointed Minister of State for food processing industries, youth...
(Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
) - Ravi Shankar PrasadRavi Shankar PrasadRavi Shankar Prasad is an Indian lawyer and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party . He represents Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India...
(Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
) - Shakeel Ahmad (Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
) - Rajiv Pratap RudyRajiv Pratap RudyRajiv Pratap Rudy is a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Bihar, India. He is a National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
(Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
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Politics
- Rajendra PrasadRajendra PrasadDr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India...
- Sri Krishna SinhaSri Krishna SinhaSri Krishna Sinha , known as Bihar Kesari, was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar . Along with the nationalists Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Sinha is regarded among the Architects of Modern Bihar...
- Anugrah Narayan SinhaAnugrah Narayan SinhaDr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha , known as Bihar Vibhuti, was an Indian statesman who was the first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of the Indian state of Bihar...
- Jagjivan RamJagjivan RamBabu Jagjivan Ram , known popularly as Babuji, was a freedom fighter and a social reformer hailing from the scheduled castes of Bihar in India. He was from the Chamar caste and was a leader for his community...
- Jayaprakash NarayanJayaprakash NarayanJayaprakash Narayan , widely known as JP Narayan, Jayaprakash, or Loknayak, was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution...
- Deep Narayan SinghDeep Narayan SinghDeep Narayan Singh was an Indian politician, participant in the Indian independence movement, and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.He was born in Rajput family of Bihar. He was a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India which was elected to write the Constitution of India, and served as part of...
- Lalit Narayan MishraLalit Narayan MishraLalit Narayan Mishra was railway minister of India from 1973 to 1975. He was brought into politics by the first Chief Minister of Bihar, Bihar Kesari Sri Krishna Sinha when he was made parliamentary secretary at his insistence to the First Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. In...
- Ram Subhag SinghRam Subhag SinghRam Subhag Singh was an Indian politician, a member of the Indian National Congress political party and a member of the 3rd and 4th Lok Sabha. He was elected from Bikramganj and Buxar in Bihar state of India in 1962 and 1967 respectively. After the split in the Congress party in 1969, he stayed...
- Bindeshwari DubeyBindeshwari DubeyBindeshwari Dubey , also known by 'Baba', was a trade unionist and freedom fighter 'wanted dead or alive' by the British in the preindependence era of 1940s. He later held the post of the Chief Minister of Bihar from March 25, 1985 to February 14, 1988. Subsequently he acted as Cabinet Minister for...
- Thakur Jugal Kishore SinhaThakur Jugal Kishore SinhaThakur jugal Kishore Sinha was an Indian politician. He was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Muzaffarpur North-West Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in 1953 . He was part of the freedom movement and also known as the Father of cooperative movement in Bihar...
- Ram Dulari SinhaRam Dulari SinhaRam Dulari Sinha is a former Indian parliamentarian and Union Minister. She was one of the few women Governors of India, and was appointed the role of Governor of Kerala from 23 February 1988 to 12 February 1990....
- Satyendra Narayan Singh
- Karpoori ThakurKarpoori ThakurKarpoori Thakur was an Indian politician from the Bihar state. He was popularly known as Jan Nayak...
- Jagannath MishraJagannath MishraDr. Jagannath Mishra is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.-Early life:Jagannath Mishra was born in 1937 in Bihar. He was a professor Economics and had done PhD in the same field...
- Tariq AnwarTariq AnwarTariq Anwar is the general secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party of India.He is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament....
- Shakeel Ahmad
- Abdul Ghafoor
- Chandrashekhar SinghChandrashekhar SinghChandrashekhar Singh was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from August 1983 to March 1985. He also held a number of Cabinet Minister positions in the Cabinet of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi....
- Faz HusainFaz HusainFaizi Faz Husain was a pizza shop owner, Muslim community leader, and local politician in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area of Michigan....
- Kailashpati MishraKailashpati MishraKailashpati Mishra is a leader of Bharatiya Janta Party and a former Governor of Gujarat and also shortly Governor of Rajasthan Following the Death of the Current Governor Nirmal Chandra Jain .Kailashpati Mishra, a bachelor and popularly called the "Bhishmapitamah" of Bihar has been affiliated...
- Lalu Prasad YadavLalu Prasad YadavLalu Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician from Bihar. He was the Minister of Railways from 2004 to 2009 in the ruling United Progressive Alliance government, and the President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party...
- Raghuvansh Prasad SinghRaghuvansh Prasad SinghDr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Vaishali constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the first cabinet of Dr Manmohan Singhs Government...
- Nitish KumarNitish KumarNitish Kumār is an Indian politician currently serving as Chief Minister of Bihar, an eastern state of India. He leads the Janata Dal party...
- Nikhil KumarNikhil KumarNikhil Kumar is the currentGovernor of Nagaland. He was appointed Governor of Nagaland on 4 October 2009 by The President of India,Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Aurangabad constituency in Bihar as a member of the Indian National...
- Indradeep SinhaIndradeep SinhaIndradeep Sinha was a freedom fighter and veteran communist leader. He was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family at Shakara village in Siwan District of Bihar, India, in July 1914. He had an academic career and secured a gold medal in post-graduation in Economics from Patna University in 1938. He...
- Digvijay Narain SinghDigvijay Narain SinghDigvijay Narain Singh was an eminent politician and Parliamentarian belonging to the Indian National Congress and represented Vaishali constituency in Bihar state for 28 consecutive years . He was a close friend of Sir Mark Tully, who contributed one whole chapter on him in No Full Stops in India...
- Kapildeo SinghKapildeo SinghSocialist leader Kapildeo Singh was a Socialist leader and the General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party. He was a veteran follower of Ram Manohar Lohia and designated the new Samajwadi Party's ideology as one based on socialist ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and Ram Manohar Lohia...
- Bidhu JhaBidhu JhaBidhu Shekhar Jha is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 2003, representing the Winnipeg division of Radisson as a member of the New Democratic Party.-Private life and career:...
- Ravi Shankar PrasadRavi Shankar PrasadRavi Shankar Prasad is an Indian lawyer and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party . He represents Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India...
- Tarkeshwari SinhaTarkeshwari SinhaTarkeshwari Sinha was an Indian politician and Indian independence movement activist from Bihar. Among the first female politicians of the country, she took active role in the Quit India Movement. At the age of 26, she was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Patna East constituency in 1952...
- Shyam Nandan Prasad MishraShyam Nandan Prasad MishraShyam Nandan Mishra was born at Gonawan, Patna, India in October, 1920, and had his education at Sursand, Muzaffarpur and Patna Law College, Patna....
- Srinivas Kumar Sinha
- Yashwant SinhaYashwant SinhaYashwant Sinha is an Indian politician and a former finance minister of India and foreign minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet...
Film Directors
- Prakash JhaPrakash JhaPrakash Jha is an Indian film producer-director-screenwriter, who is most known for his political and socio-political films such as Damul , Mrityudand , Gangaajal , Apaharan and multistarrer hit movie Raajneeti...
- Imtiaz Ali (director)Imtiaz Ali (director)Imtiaz Ali is an Indian film director, actor and writer. His 2007 film Jab We Met was a huge success in India. His 2009 film Love Aaj Kal was a bigger success and was declared a super-hit by Box Office India.His recent movie Rockstar has been declared successful at the box office.- Early life...
- Sushil RajpalSushil RajpalSushil Rajpal is an Indian director and producer.He was born and brought up in Bihar.He is alumnus of Film and Television Institute of India and famous for directing his National Award winning film Antardwand.-Early life:...
- Tapan SinhaTapan SinhaTapan Sinha , was a Indian film director. He was arguably the most uncompromising filmmaker outside the orbit of Parallel Cinema.-Personal life and background:...
- Satyen Bose (director)Satyen Bose (director)Satyen Bose was a film director from India. He has directed both Bengali and Hindi films. Among his most notable films are: Raat Aur Din, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Dosti and Jagriti...
- Ram Gopal BajajRam Gopal BajajRam Gopal Bajaj is a noted Indian theatre director, academician, and a Hindi film actor. He has also been a faculty member and a former director of National School of Drama, New Delhi ....
- Ajit Pal MangatAjit Pal Mangat-Early life:Mangat was born in Bhagalpur, Bihar. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He moved to Bombay to become an director.- Film career :...
- Manish JhaManish JhaManish Jha is an Indian film director and screenwriter, most known for his films, A Very Very Silent Film and Matrubhoomi-A Nation Without Women which won him critical acclaim.-Early life and education:...
- Manjul SinhaManjul SinhaManjul Sinha is an Indian television director.Sinha always wanted to be a director, having grown up in a prominent family which had keen interest in films having a cinema hall at Patna, film distribution and interests in Bhojpuri films....
- Manish TiwaryManish TiwaryManish Tiwary is from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. He was educated at Cambridge University, Yale University, and the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan...
- Pritish NandyPritish NandyPritish Nandy is a Indian poet, painter, journalist, politician, media and television personality, animal activist and film producer. He is Bengali by ethnicity. He was member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament representing Maharashtra based party Shiv Sena...
- Abhigyan JhaAbhigyan JhaAbhigyan Jha was born in bihar and is best known as the director of the film Sacred Evil, as well as the executive producer, creative director, and script editor of the popular Indian Late Night Show Movers and Shakers. He also wrote the novel November Rain in December 1993, published by Abhigyan...
Actors
- Roshan SethRoshan SethRoshan Seth is an Indian-born British actor, who appears mainly in British and American films. He is known for his critically acclaimed performances in the films Gandhi, Mississippi Masala, Not Without My Daughter, My Beautiful Laundrette, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Such a Long...
- Ashok KumarAshok KumarAshok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
- Shatrughan SinhaShatrughan SinhaShatrughan Sinha is an Indian film actor and politician. Apart from being member of Rajya Sabha twice he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shipping...
- Manoj BajpaiManoj BajpaiManoj Bajpai , also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.-Early life:...
- R. MadhavanR. MadhavanR. Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations...
- Akhilendra MishraAkhilendra MishraAkhilendra Mishra is an Indian film and television character actor. He hails from Magadh, Bihar. He generally plays negative roles and is famous for his work as Kroor Singh in the 1990s Doordarshan fantasy television series Chandrakanta, and Mirchi Seth in the 1999 Bollywood film Sarfarosh.He...
- Abhimanyu SinghAbhimanyu SinghAbhimanyu Singh is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Bollywood.He made his debut in films with Aks , directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. He got his first break with the role of Ransa Singh in Gulaal , directed by Anurag Kashyap. The role won him the 2010 Stardust Award for breakthrough...
- Anurag SinhaAnurag SinhaAnurag Sinha is an actor from India. He has made entry into Bollywood by acting in Black & White. Anurag did his schooling from Scindia School, Gwalior and his graduation in Chemistry from St. Stephen's College in Delhi...
- Adhyayan SumanAdhyayan SumanAdhyayan Suman born 13 January 1988 in Mumbai, India is an Indian actor who debuted in the Bollywood film industry with "Haal-e-dil". He is the son of Bollywood actor Shekhar Suman.-Career:...
- Aditya NarayanAditya NarayanAditya Narayan Jha , born 6 August 1987, in Mumbai, India, commonly known as Aditya Narayan, is an actor, television host and music composer. He is the only child of Indian playback singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan.-Early life:...
- Luv SinhaLuv SinhaLuv Sinha is an actor who played the lead role in the Hindi film Sadiyaan. He is the son of Shatrughan Sinha and brother of Sonakshi Sinha.-External links:*...
Actress
- Sonakshi SinhaSonakshi SinhaSonakshi Sinha is an Indian actress and model.She is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Punam Sinha...
- Neha SharmaNeha SharmaNeha Sharma is an Indian film actress. A native of Bihar, Sharma attended the Mount Carmel School in Bhagalpur and pursued her fashion designing course from National Institute of Fashion technology , New Delhi....
- Sandali SinhaSandali SinhaSandali Sinha is an Indian Bollywood actress and model. Her acting in Tum Bin was appreciated by critics.She comes from an Air Force background. She lost her father in a road accident. Her mother single-handedly brought up her three children in Delhi. She graduated from Jesus and Mary College,...
- Shilpa ShuklaShilpa ShuklaShilpa Shukla is an actress known for playing the role of Bindiya Naik, a member of the Indian women's national hockey team, in the sports-oriented movie Chak De India, starring Shahrukh Khan...
- Neetu ChandraNeetu ChandraNeetu Chandra is an Indian theatre and film actress and model.-Early life and education:Neetu Chandra was born in Patna, Bihar, India. A resident of Patliputra Colony, she did her schooling from the Notre Dame Academy, Patna, and dreamt of entering the modelling world...
- Swati SenSwati SenSwati Sen is an Indian film actress born in Patna, Bihar, most known for her roles in Udedh Bun , which won the Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival, and the National Film Award-winning Antardwand , which won her critical acclaim.-Early life and...
- Kaveri JhaKaveri JhaKaveri Jha is an Indian film actress, who works in Telugu films as well as Hindi films.-Early life:Jha hails from Darbhanga Bihar. Her family had to move a lot as her father is an Indian government employee. She was voted Ms...
- Neelima AzeemNeelima AzeemNeelima Azeem is an Indian film and TV actress.-Biography :Neelima Azeem's father was Anwar Azeem, a prominent Marxist journalist and Urdu author, who was the grand son of film director, screen writer, Urdu novelist and journalist Khwaja Ahmad Abbas....
- Amardeep JhaAmardeep JhaAmardeep Jha is an Indian film actress and a television personality.-Filmography:* Murder 2 Reshma's mother * 3 Idiots Mrs. Rastogi * Amal Radha Kumar * Naina Somabai * White Rainbow Roop...
- Suhasini MulaySuhasini MulaySuhasini Mulay is an Indian actress in Bollywood and Marathi films as well as television. She won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999, for her performance in Gulzar's film Hu Tu Tu.-Early life and education:...
- Shreya NarayanShreya NarayanShreya Narayan is an Indian film and television actress and model.She is a well known face in the Telugu film industry.-Early life and education:...
Singers
- Udit NarayanUdit Narayan-Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B...
- Daler MehndiDaler MehndiDaler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies...
- Sharda SinhaSharda Sinha-Background:Sharda Sinha sings Angika and Bhojpuri songs, has received Padma Shri for her contribution to music. Prayag Sangeet Samiti organised Basant Mahotsava at Prayag where Padma Shri Sharda Sinha presented numerous songs based on the theme of spring season, where the advent of spring was...
- Manoj Tiwari
- Tochi RainaTochi RainaTochi Raina is an Indian singer. Best known as a playback singer in Hindi films. His most notable works includes the song Ishq Waale Chor Hain for the Hindi movie Kya yahi sach hai with Vishal Khurana, Saibo for the Hindi movie Shor in the City a duet with Shreya Ghosal, Maldar Ki Jeb for the...
- Aditya NarayanAditya NarayanAditya Narayan Jha , born 6 August 1987, in Mumbai, India, commonly known as Aditya Narayan, is an actor, television host and music composer. He is the only child of Indian playback singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan.-Early life:...
- Deepali KishoreDeepali KishoreDeepali Kishore is an Indian singer. She was a finalist of Indian Idol 3. She also appeared along with Bollywood actor John Abraham and performed a group song from film Goal. She has sung a song for movie Don Muthuswami. The song is 'I love you', composed by Anu Malik...
- Aishwarya NigamAishwarya NigamAishwarya Nigam is an Indian singer. He is best known as a playback singer in Hindi films, particularly for films like Dabangg.He has received several awards for the song Munni Badnaam from Dabangg.He is a known name as he is the winner of Television music talent hunt, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and has sung a...
Music Directors
- Chitragupta (composer)
- Anand-MilindAnand-MilindAnand and Milind are an Indian music directors duo consisting of Anand Shrivastav and his younger brother Milind. They have composed music for over 200 Bollywood films and are the sons of 60s music director, Chitragupta.-Career:...
- Bapi TutulBapi TutulBapi Tutul are a Hindi film composer duo consisting of Bapi and his younger brother Tutal. They have written the scores for films such as Sarkar Sarkar Raj, Khosla Ka Ghosla and many more.-Early life:...
- Ramashreya JhaRamashreya jhaRamashreya Jha was a distinguished composer, musician, scholar and teacher of Hindustani Classical music. He was the Head of the Department of Music in Allahabad University from 1980 to 1989. He was known for his deep knowledge, creative genius and his gifts as a teacher...
- Norman HackforthNorman HackforthNorman Hackforth, Sir Noël Coward's renowned English accompanist and a gifted musician was born in Gaya, Bihar India on 20 December 1908.Hackforth's relationship with Noël Coward began in 1941, when he succeeded Elsie April and Robb Stewart as his arranger...
- RajshekharRajshekharRajshekhar is an Indian lyricist and Poet and was born and brought up in Madhepura, Bihar.He is basically from Bihar and made his debut in Bollywood in 2011, when the film Tanu Weds Manu was released as a Lyricist.-Early life:...
Actors
- Gurmeet ChoudharyGurmeet ChoudharyGurmeet Choudhary গুরমিত চৌধুরী, born 22 February 1984) is an Indian actor most noted for his role in the 2008 television series Ramayan as Lord Rama and his current role in one of the most successful and popular show on STAR One - Geet- Hui Sabse Parayi as the dynamic business tycoon, Maan Singh...
- Vineet KumarVineet KumarVineet Kumar is a veteran actor, well known for playing negative roles. He has done a number of Hindi films and television serials. He is sometimes credited as Vinit Kumar or Binit Kumar.-Early life:...
- Narendra jhaNarendra JhaNarendra Jha is an Indian actor known best for his role in the television series Ravan.-References:...
- Rajesh Kumar (actor)Rajesh Kumar (actor)Rajesh Kumar is an Indian actor. He did his schooling in Patna, Bihar and is an alumunus of Hindu College, University of Delhi.-Career:...
- Rakesh PaulRakesh PaulRaksh Paule Raksh Paule Raksh Paule (born Rakesh Paul in Patna, Bihar, India is an Indian Television actor, known for the roles of Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama.-Early life:...
- Pankaj JhaPankaj Jha- Filmography :* F.O.S.L.A. * Teen Patti * Gulaal - Jadhwal* Black Friday - Anwar Theba* Anwar * Matrubhoomi - Rakesh* Company - Anees* A Very Very Silent Film...
Actress
- Rati PandeyRati PandeyRati Pandey is an Indian television actress who is best known for playing the role of Nupur Bhushan in the college romance, Miley Jab Hum Tum. She hails from Patna, Bihar. She is one of the most popular actors of Indian television....
- Ratan RajputRatan RajputRatan Rajput is an Indian actress best known for her lead roles in the Indian soap Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo as Laali, a poor village girl, who was sold by her parents. In the Indian television soap Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi she played Ruchi Sharma, one of three daughters who are...
- Sriti JhaSriti JhaSriti Jha, born on February 26, 1986 in Bihar, is an actress in India best known for starring as Malini Sharma in the show Dhoom Machaao Dhoom airing on Disney Channel India in which she plays keyboard for a band named "The Pink Band".-Career:...
- Neha SargamNeha SargamNeha Sargam Neha Sargam Neha Sargam (born Patna_ is an Indian actress who appears in the television show Chand Chupa Badal Mein. She plays the character Nivedita who is hesitant and introverted. She is paired with Kinshuk Mahajan, who plays Viren in the show. She wants to become a singer and had...
- Richa SoniRicha SoniRicha Soni is a Telugu actress. She is the lead actress of the daily soap Bhagyavidhata, in the role of Bindya, sister to Parul Yadav's character. Her co-star is Vishal Karwal, who plays Binay. Soni has appeared in many Telugu films, such as Adugu...
- Ulka GuptaUlka GuptaUlka Gupta is an Indian television actress. She plays the role of Manu in the Zee TV soap Jhansi Ki Rani and later playing the role of Kaali in the same.-References:...
Arts
- Shovana NarayanShovana NarayanShovana Narayan is best known as one of the best Kathak danseuses in the world. She performs in India and around the world, and has been awarded the Padma Shri. Her guru is Birju Maharaj....
- Bismillah KhanBismillah KhanUstad Bismillah Khan was an Indian shehnai maestro. He was the third classical musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna , the highest civilian honour in India and gained worldwide acclaim for playing the shehnai for more than eight decades....
- Subodh GuptaSubodh GuptaSubodh Gupta is an artist based in New Delhi. He was born in Khagaul,land famous for ancient mathemetician Aryabhatta in Patna. He studied at the College of Art, Patna in 1983 - 1988, before moving to New Delhi where he currently lives and works. Trained as a painter, he went on to experiment...
- Bhikhari ThakurBhikhari ThakurBhikari Thakur was an Indian author popularly known as the "Shakespeare of Bhojpuri". Thakur was born in a barber-family on 18 December 1887 at Kutubpur Village in Saran District. Name of his father and mother was Dal Singar Thakur and Shivkali Devi respectively. He had a younger brother named...
- Ritwik SanyalRitwik SanyalRitwik Sanyal is one of the virtuosos of the north Indian vocal classical style, Dhrupad and a professor of vocal music and Dean,faculty of performing arts at Banaras Hindu University.-Early life:Sanyal was born in Katihar...
- Nandalal BoseNandalal BoseNandalal Bose was a notable Indian painter of Bengal school of art. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for "Indian style" of painting. He became the principal of Kala Bhawan, Shanti Niketan in 1922...
Religion
- SitaSITASITA is a multinational information technology company specialising in providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry...
- MahaviraMahaviraMahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
- Gautama BuddhaGautama BuddhaSiddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian...
- Tenzin PriyadarshiTenzin PriyadarshiTenzin Priyadarshi is the Founding Director of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
- Shams-ul-haq AzeemabadiShams-ul-haq AzeemabadiImam Shams-ul-haq Azeemabadi was considered one of the most important Islamic scholars and authors in India.He was born at Azimabad and received his Islamic education from Imam Syed Nazeer Husain...
- Guru Gobind SinghGuru Gobind SinghGuru Gobind Singh is the tenth and last Sikh guru in a sacred lineage of ten Sikh gurus. Born in Patna, Bihar in India, he was also a warrior, poet and philosopher. He succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the leader of Sikhs at a young age of nine...
- Prabhat Ranjan SarkarPrabhat Ranjan SarkarPrabhat Ranjan Sarkar , also known by his spiritual name, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti , was an Indian philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguist...
- Syed Ibrahim
- Dhirendra BrahmachariDhirendra BrahmachariDhirendra Brahmachari , born Dhirendra Choudhary, was the yoga mentor of Indira Gandhi - a former Prime Minister of India. He ran ashrams in Delhi, Jammu, Katra and Mantalai and wrote books on yoga....
- Dhyanyogi MadhusudandasDhyanyogi MadhusudandasShri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas was an Indian saint born in Bihar, India. His disciples include Anandi Ma and Omdasji Maharaj. He was Master of Kundalini Maha Yoga.- Childhood :...
Mathematics
- AryabhataAryabhataAryabhata was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy...
- Tathagat Avatar TulsiTathagat Avatar TulsiTathagat Avatar Tulsi is an Indian physicist, best known as a child prodigy. He completed high school at the age of 9, earned a B.Sc. at the age of 10 and a M.Sc. at the age of 12 from Patna Science College . In August 2009, he got his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore at the...
- Azizul HaqueAzizul HaqueAzizul Haque Azizul Haque Azizul Haque (also Azizul Hacque , Khan Bahadur Qazi Azizul Huq, Quazi Syed Azizul Haque was a police officer of British India who worked with Edward Henry to develop the Henry Classification System of fingerprints. Haque, reportedly, provided the mathematical basis for...
- Anand KumarAnand KumarAnand Kumar is an Indian mathematician and a columnist for various national and international mathematical journals and magazines. He is best known for his Super 30 programme, which he started in Patna, Bihar in 2002, and which coaches economically backward students for IIT-JEE, the entrance...
Vashist Narayan Singh
Sports
- Mahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team. He made his One Day International debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka.Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC...
- Saurabh TiwarySaurabh TiwarySaurabh Sunil Tiwary is an Indian One Day International and first class cricketer. Tiwary is a left-handed middle order batsman. He was one of the key batsmen in the Indian team that won the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia...
- Saba KarimSaba KarimSaba Karim is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper.Karim has a long history with professional cricket, having started his career in 1982–83 immediately after finishing his schooling from St. Xavier's High School, Patna...
- Kirti AzadKirti AzadKirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad is a former Indian cricketer who played in seven Tests and 25 ODIs from 1980 to 1986. He attended Modern School in Delhi where he was part of the school cricket team. The highlight of his career was being part of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup...
- Subroto BanerjeeSubroto BanerjeeSubroto Tara Banerjee is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test and 6 ODIs from 1991 to 1992. He was a member of the Indian cricket team that played in the 1992 World Cup. The one Test that he played for India was also the Test debut of Australian cricket player Shane Warne.-See...
- Shivnath SinghShivnath SinghShivnath Singh was one of the few great long-distance runners that India has produced. Singh represented India in the Asian games and twice at the Summer Olympics . Born in Manjoria, Buxar, Bihar he placed 11th in the 1976 Olympic Men's Marathon...
- Thomas JamesonThomas JamesonThomas George Cairnes Jameson was an English cricketer who represented Hampshire in three first-class matches in 1930 and 1931...
- Zafar IqbalZafar Iqbal (field hockey)Zafar Iqbal is an Indian field hockey player. He wore Indian blue jersey number 11.-Professional career:Iqbal was a member of the 1980 Summer Olympics field hockey team that won the last Olympic Gold Medal for India...
- Rashmi KumariRashmi KumariRashmi Kumari is an International Carrom Champion from Bihar, India, playing since 1992. She is employed on a scholarship basis at UBI, Patna. She also played for BSB in many tournaments.-National:...
- Rajesh ChauhanRajesh ChauhanRajesh Kumar Chauhan is a former Indian cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 35 ODIs from 1993 to 1998. He was part of the Indian spin trio of Kumble-Raju-Chauhan, in the 1990s....
- Kavita RoyKavita RoyKavita Roy is a former One Day International cricketer who represented India. She played one One Day International. She is a right-hand batsman and bowls right-arm medium pace.-References:...
- Ashok Kumar (golfer)Ashok Kumar (golfer)Ashok Kumar is a professional golfer from India, currently playing on the Professional Golf Tour of India, where he was the 2003/04 and the 2006/07 Order of Merit winner.Kumar was born in Bihar in 1983 and turned professional in 2002....
- Nirupama PandeyNirupama PandeySqn. Ldr. Nirupama Pandey is an Indian mountaineer. She is first person from Bihar to have scaled Mount Everest. The officer has till now gone on several mountaineering expeditions, including Mt Stock Kangri in Leh, Mt Kamet , Mt Abhigamin in Garhwal region and Mt Saser Kangri I in Ladakh region...
Indian Administrative Service
- Balmiki Prasad SinghBalmiki Prasad SinghBalmiki Prasad Singh is the present governor of Sikkim, India. He is a distinguished scholar, thinker and public servant. He was born on January 1, 1942 in Begusarai, Bihar.-Education:...
- Yashwant SinhaYashwant SinhaYashwant Sinha is an Indian politician and a former finance minister of India and foreign minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet...
- N. K. SinghN. K. SinghNand Kishore Singh is a former IAS officer and currently the Member Of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He belongs to the 1964 Bihar cadre.-Early life:...
- Gautam GoswamiGautam GoswamiGautam Goswami was an Indian civil servant, who faced allegations of corruption. He was also a medical doctor and a gold medalist....
- J. K. Sinha
- Pankaj RagPankaj RagPankaj Rag is the present Director of Film and Television Institute of India. He is an IAS officer of 1990 batch and has earlier served as Commissioner of Archeology, Archives and Museums, Government of Madhya Pradesh....
Indian Police Service
- AbhayanandAbhayanandKnown as an upright officer who has always called for making the state police a people friendly force, Abhayanand is also known for his contributions to the society. He conceptualized a social experiment called Super 30 to help poor students to crack IIT JEE, which is supposed to be the toughest...
- Nikhil KumarNikhil KumarNikhil Kumar is the currentGovernor of Nagaland. He was appointed Governor of Nagaland on 4 October 2009 by The President of India,Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Aurangabad constituency in Bihar as a member of the Indian National...
- Santosh KumarSantosh KumarSyed Musa Raza better known as Santosh Kumar was a famous Pakistani film actor of 1950s and 1960s era. He belonged to a well educated family from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was married to Sabiha Khanum. His brother Darpan was also a renowned film actor during that period. His other brother S...
- Anil KumarAnil KumarAnil Kumar is a male discus thrower from India. His personal best throw is 64.37 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Szombathely....
- Acharya Kishore KunalAcharya Kishore KunalKishore Kunal is a retired IPS Officer and Sanskrit scholar from the state of Bihar, India. Trusts. Kunal is also secretary of the Mahaveer Temple Trust, Patna, and previously of Mahavir Arogya Sansthan, in which capacity he was involved with the promotion of healthcare for the poor.In 2008 he...
- Randhir Prasad VermaRandhir Prasad VermaRandhir Prasad Verma was an Indian police officer who died while trying to resist a robbery attempt in a bank in Dhanbad. He was posthumously awarded gallantry award Ashok Chakra. The Government of India also issued a Commemorative postage stamp in his honor in 2004.He was born in 1952 in...
Electronic media
- Rajiv MishraRajiv MishraRajiv Mishra is a broadcast/media professional and founder of Electronic Media Rating Council of India. His contribution in TV Ratings methodology in Europe has been recognised by ITU/EBU in 1996 at Geneva....
- M. J. AkbarM. J. AkbarMobashar Jawed "M.J." Akbar is a leading Indian journalist and author. He has recently taken charge as Editorial Director of India Today, India's leading weekly English news magazine published by the Living Media group...
- Ajay Kumar (Journalist)Ajay Kumar (Journalist)Ajay Kumar is a television journalist and sports anchor. Currently he is the Executive Producer at Aaj Tak, an Hindi language television network that carries news and current affairs in India, owned by TV Today Network Ltd.-Early life:...
- Manoranjan BhartiManoranjan BhartiManoranjan Bharti was born and brought up in Bihar.He is an Indian television journalist and currently Executive Editor at NDTV India, a leading Hindi news channel in India.Manoranjan Bharti is best known for his election and political analysis.Mr...
- Naghma SaherNaghma SaherNaghma Sahar, a popular face on Indian television, is a news reporter for NDTV India, and used to host Salaam Zindagi on NDTV India.-Early life and education:Born and Bought up in Bihar....
- Ravish KumarRavish KumarRavish Kumar is an Indian television journalist, blogger and currently Executive Editor at NDTV India, a Hindi news channel. He has worked there for 15 years and hosts a weekly reportage show Ravish Ki Report...
- Shweta SinghShweta SinghShweta Singh is a television journalist and sports anchor at Aaj Tak, an Hindi language television network that carries news and current affairs in India, owned by TV Today Network Ltd.Her idols are Vinod Dua, and Prasun Punya Vajpayi of Aaj Tak for their straight-speak. She has interests in...
- Darain ShahidiDarain ShahidiDarain Shahidi was born and brought up in Gaya, Bihar. He is an Indian journalist, political commentator and news presenter and currently associated with Network 18 as a presenter at IBN-7.-Biography:...
- Abhishek DubeyAbhishek DubeyAbhishek Dubey is a television journalist and sports anchor at IBN-7 a leading news channel in India.- References :...
- Sanjay KumarSanjay KumarSanjay Kumar Sanjay Kumar Sanjay Kumar (Sanjay Kumar (Sanjay Kumar ([[hindi) (born [[Dhanbad,India]]) was the [[Chairman]] and [[CEO]] of [[CA, Inc.|Computer Associates International]] (now CA Technologies), until April 2004.-Emigration:...
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Chief executive officer(CEO)
- Sanjay JhaSanjay JhaSanjay K. Jha is chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Mobility and previously served as co-chief executive officer of Motorola. from 2008.-Early life:...
- Perween WarsiPerween WarsiPerween Warsi, CBE, Founder and Chief Executive, S&A Foods-Biography:Warsi was born in India in 1956 and moved to the United Kingdom in 1975.Perween began her business making ethnic finger foods from her kitchen...
- Satish JhaSatish JhaSatish Jha is an Indian social entrepreneur, who is currently President and CEO of OLPC India Foundation.-Digital Divide and ICT for Development:...
, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), India - Bindeshwar PathakBindeshwar PathakBindheshwar Pathak is an Indian sociologist. He is the founder of Sulabh International, an India-based social service organization which works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education...
, Sulabh InternationalSulabh InternationalSulabh International is an Indian based social service organization which works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education. The organization counts 50,000 volunteers. Sulabh International is the...
Business
- Anil Agarwal, (Vedanta Group)
- Subroto Roy, (Sahara Group)
- Aditya JhaAditya JhaAditya Jha, LL.D is a celebrated Indo-Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist with active involvement in Canadian public affairs. His business portfolio consists of several start-ups and turn-arounds...
- Samprada SinghSamprada SinghSamprada Singh is the Chairman of Alkem Laboratories, Ltd.. It engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical formulations and neutraceuticals in India. It has operations in Europe, Africa, the Asia pacific, South America, and the United States. The company ranks in the...
Others
- Sudeep Arun KumarSudeep Arun KumarSudeep Arun Kumar is a UK based NRI and a prominent figure in Bihar government development program in India....
- Malati ChoudhuryMalati ChoudhuryMalati Choudhury was born in 1904 in an upper middle class Brahmo family. She was the daughter of Barrister Kumud Nath Sen, whom she had lost when she was only two and a half years old, and Snehalata Sen, who brought her up....
- Subhav sinhaSubhav SinhaSubhav Sinha is an innovator who has developed a personal mobility battery operated vehicle called Personalised Mover - Mitra which was displayed at the 10th Auto Expo held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, INDIA...
- Sudhir Kumar ChaudharySudhir Kumar ChaudharySudhir Kumar Chaudhary is a fan of the Indian cricket team. He is famous for showing up at every home match the Indian team plays with his entire body painted in the national colours. Chaudhary is a fan of Sachin Tendulkar and has said Tendulkar provides him with tickets for the matches...
- Shyamanand JalanShyamanand JalanShyamanand Jalan was an influential Kolkata-based Indian thespian, theatre director, and actor. He is credited for the renaissance period of modern Indian theatre and especially the Hindi theatre in Kolkata from the 1960s to 1980s...
- Sabita SinghSabita SinghSabita Singh is an Indian-American lawyer and Judge of the District Circuit Court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.On Oct. 25, 2006, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney nominated Singh to be Judge of the District Circuit Court. Her nomination was confirmed on November 15 by the eight-man...
- Shahn MajidShahn MajidBorn in 1960 in Patna, Bihar, India Shahn Majid is an English pure mathematician and theoretical physicist, trained at Cambridge University and Harvard and since 2001 a Professor of Mathematics at the School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London.Majid is best known for his...
- Sahadeo TiwariSahadeo TiwariPundit Sahadeo Tiwari was born in the village of Sarwan in Bihar, India on 25 February, 1892. He came to Trinidad as an Indentured Immigrant in 1912 upon the vessel Sutlej, and later married Sunbass Tiwari...
- Khalid Saifullah RahmaniKhalid Saifullah RahmaniMoulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani is the General Secretary of Islami Fiqh Academy, India and founder member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He is an eminent Islamic scholar with expertise in Islamic jurisprudence...
- Lakshmi TatmaLakshmi TatmaLakshmi Tatama is an Indian girl born in 2005 in a village in Araria district, Bihar, having "4 arms and 4 legs." She was actually one of a pair of ischiopagus conjoined twins where one twin was headless due to its head atrophying and chest underdeveloping in the womb...
- Bibhutibhushan MukhopadhyayBibhutibhushan MukhopadhyayBibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Darbhanga, Bihar, India.-Life:Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay was born on 24 October 1894 in a village of Mithila of Bihar....
- Qatran TabriziQatran TabriziAbū-Mansūr Qatrān-i Tabrīzī was a royal Persian poet.He was born in Sahar near Arrah, bihar Tabriz and was the most famous panegyrist of his time in Iran. His full name according to an old manuscript handwritten by the famous poet Anvari Abivardi is Abu Mansur Qatran al-Jili al-Azerbaijani...
- Ananda PrasadAnanda PrasadAnanda Shiv Prasad is a biochemist specialising in the role of zinc in the human metabolism.Prasad was born in Buxar, Bihar, India in 1985. He studied first at Patna Medical College in Bihar, before going on to take his doctorate at the University of Minnesota...
- Syed Murad Ahmed KhairiSyed Murad Ahmed KhairiSyed Murad Ahmed Khairi was a former career Pakistani diplomat and Foreign Service officer who rose to the rank of Ambassador, with a distinguished career as Ambassador to UAE, Brazil, Nigeria and Canada...
- Allama Tamanna ImadiAllama Tamanna ImadiSyed Hayatul Haq Muhammad Mohi-ud-Din , known as Allama Tamana ‘Imadi, Tamaana Imadi, Tamana Emadi, Tamana Amadi and other variants depending on transliteration, was a Muslim scholar, theologian and writer...
- Anant KumarAnant KumarAnant Kumar , is a German author of Indian descent. He resides in Kassel, Germany.- Life :The son of an Indian teacher from Bihar, Kumar went to college from 1991 to 1998 at the GHK , where he received a Master’s degree in German Literature, writing his thesis on Alfred Döblin’s epic novel Manas.In...